Kent L. Bradley
M.D., MBA, MPH – Chief Health and Nutrition Officer
Marlene McCollim
Director, Member Education
When you’re looking for material on weight management or a general health concern, the Internet can be an infinite maze. You’re likely to get a lot of conflicting information on almost any wellness topic.
Who has the time to filter through all this information? And how do you determine if the information is from a credible source?
At Herbalife Nutrition, we believe that every wellness journey you embark on should be based on sound nutrition knowledge. And this is exactly why we work closely with our team of experts to develop educational materials that are available to entrepreneurs who undertake the Herbalife Nutrition business to help them be more informed coaches to their customers.
Making Nutrition Education Readily Accessible
Every customer’s needs are unique, resulting in a variety of questions ranging from the role of protein in the diet to understanding how dietary supplements can complement nutrition and fitness plans. This is why it’s so important to not only educate independent small business owners on nutrition essentials but provide correct knowledge and information at the point of need.
A mobile-first interactive training application is one way that Herbalife Nutrition is ensuring information is readily accessible to distributors. In fact, our mobile learning app won the highest recognition from the Brandon Hall Group for the following categories:
- Best Advance in Mobile Learning Technology
- Best Advance in Learning Management Technology for External Training
The Brandon Hall Group is a global research and analyst firm in learning and development that started the Excellence in Learning awards in 1999. This accolade from a third-party research firm underlines the value of equipping our independent distributors with interactive, nutrition education that they can share with their communities.
Similarly, our mobile app also won the silver award for “Best Use of Mobile Learning” from the eLearning Network in 2021. Both organizations are recognized globally in the learning and development industry.
On-demand resources are also available through Herbalife Nutrition customer support portals and blogs.
Entrepreneurs can easily access basic nutrition information through educational materials that have been created by a team of Herbalife Nutrition experts, including registered dietitians, and medical doctors, on topics such as:
- What are the main benefits and common misconceptions about protein?
- What are the main benefits of dietary supplements?
- What are some myths, facts, and tips about hydration?
- Why is fiber important and how to incorporate more of it?
- How to choose the healthier sources of dietary fat.
- How to choose the right sources of carbohydrates.
Going Beyond Education: The Power of Coaching
Herbalife Nutrition entrepreneurs serve as coaches to their customers and their support is having a transformative effect in their lives. This high-touch personal relationship is critical in helping customers to reach their wellness goals. Accurate knowledge is necessary but understanding the individual’s life story and the context for their goals creates a more powerful approach for lasting change.
Entrepreneurs are lifelong learners, and our team of experts are partners to support that learning. From behavioral change, sports performance, to nutrition and weight loss, we work together to develop the educational tools and learning platforms to ensure we provide ongoing training that delivers the best-in-class customer experience tailored to each individual’s needs.
In fact, our Better Coaching training program was also recognized by the Brandon Hall Group for the following categories:
- Leadership Development – Best Advance in Coaching and Mentoring
- Learning & Development – Best Use of a Blended Learning Program
These awards are a testament to the quality of our distributor training programs developed by our team of experts. We invest in these trainings to ensure that our independent distributors deliver only the best coaching and support for their customers.
The Significance of Getting Reliable Nutrition Information
Herbalife Nutrition’s in-house experts and consultants act as trusted resources in many areas, including healthy eating, sports nutrition, health and wellness, and fitness. They create expert content and training materials to support small business owners and their customers in making educated choices in their daily lives.
Meet some of our experts:
Susan Bowerman, M.S., R.D., CSSD, CSOWM, FAND
Susan Bowerman earned a B.S. in biology with distinction from the University of Colorado and received her M.S. in food science and nutrition from Colorado State University. She is a registered dietitian, holds two board certifications from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics as a certified specialist in sports dietetics, and a certified specialist in obesity and weight management, and is a Fellow of the Academy.
Samantha Clayton, OLY, ISSA-CPT
Samantha Clayton represented Great Britain at the 2000 Sydney Olympics in both the 200m and the 4x100m relay events. She is a certified personal trainer with specialty certifications in group fitness, youth fitness programming, senior fitness, and athletic conditioning. She has direct responsibility for all activities relating to exercise and fitness education for Herbalife Nutrition independent distributors and employees.
David Heber, M.D., PhD, FACP, FASN
Dr. David Heber is the Chairman of the Herbalife Nutrition Institute (HNI), which promotes excellence in nutrition education for the public and scientific community and sponsors scientific symposia. Dr. Heber has been on the faculty of the UCLA School of Medicine since 1978 and is currently Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Public Health and Founding Chief of the Division of Clinical Nutrition in the Department of Medicine of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA*.
This is just a short list of our experts, doctors, and scientists.
We also have four advisory boards: Dietetic, Fitness, Nutrition, and Outer Nutrition. These boards are comprised of experts from around the world who share their expertise with distributors based on the latest research and science.
The level of expertise behind our nutrition education programs and the technology with which we deliver training work hand-in-hand to help increase entrepreneurs’ confidence and competence in servicing their customers’ needs.